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Flowers in the Winter

July 12, 2020

It’s mid winter here in Melbourne Australia and, for many people, it means a drab garden, not much colour here or there. Leaves have fallen, trees are bare, and not a lot of growth is happening. BUT, there are a lot of plants out there that do flower this time of year. Over time, my husband and I have worked towards ensuring we have flowers all the year round – not just for us, but also for the inhabitants of our garden, the birds and the bees and anything else that should visit here. And we’re fortunate to have the space for doing so. But even if you had a small space, or just a balcony, you could still have flowers at this time of year.

We have much winter colour here at home in the Dandenong Ranges. Lots and lots of Salvia, Corea, Kniphofia, Hellebore and the Grevilleas are just starting to show some colour too. Not to mention the Lilac Hibiscus, Abutilon, and Yellow and White Daisy Bushes. Love wandering around our garden to see what’s out. We also have Jonquils and Snowbells in flower too and the Irises are just starting to wake up.

It is lovely to see the Eastern Spinebills flitting from flower to flower, plus multitudes of Fairy-Wrens, Thornbills and several other birds have made our garden their home. And we love to share it with them. I discovered today that there is a Satin Bower Bird that has made its home in a tree in the corner of our park area – it’s private, untouched and surrounded by lots of foliage. It was only because I heard its trills and squeaks that I knew the bird was there. Can’t wait to see it when it wants to come out and show its face.

Abutilon
Eastern Spinebill and Corea
Fairy-wren juvenile
Brown Thornbill
Eastern Spinebill and Grevilla
Hellebore
Salvias
Sedum heads
Kniphofia

Why not have a wander around your local area, while out on your daily exercise and see what others have growing successfully in their gardens? These are things you could be growing too.

Filed Under: Garden images, In my garden, Seasonal Tagged With: winter garden

About Kathie Thomas

A keen gardener from a young age, thanks to my grandmother, I've grown just as passionate about gardening photography too. This site allows me to combine both.

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  1. June says

    July 12, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    There is always something flowering in Winter especially if a few natives are in the garden.
    I think everything mentioned we have. It has been a mild winter with rain around here and we still have colour out there and even the occasional rose.
    Normally we get lots of severe frosts and some of the above mentioned would stop flowering in the depths of Winter when really frosty.

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